Charnwood Farm The Common Helhoughton Fakenham Norfolk NR21 7BB
Approved on 12 June 2026
Council decision: Prior Approval GivenDelegated (officer decision)9 conditions
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Proposal
Change of use of agricultural building to 5 dwellings (Class C3) and building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion
- Received
- 9 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- The Raynhams
- Agent
- Red Frog Developments Ltd
- ReceivedReceived9 Feb
- ValidatedValidated10 Feb
- Consult.Consultation31 Mar
- TargetTarget Date7 Apr
- DecidedDecided12 Jun
Decided in 122 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an outline application for a change of use at Charnwood Farm The Common Helhoughton Fakenham Norfolk NR21 7BB. North Norfolk has handled 740 applications of this type. This one was decided in 123 days, 11 weeks longer than North Norfolk's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 43 applications across The Raynhams. We hold 1,047 applications in total for the NR21 postcode area.
91% of outline applications at North Norfolk District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- NR21 7BB
- Application type
- PA/COU Agri > Dwellings (44)
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Helhoughton
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 31 March 2026
- Consultation start
- 10 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 31 March 2026
- Last date for comments
- 31 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 7 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Red Frog Developments Ltd
- Agent address
- 7 Church Farm Close Weston Longville Norwich Norfolk NR9 5JY
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Miss Jamie Smith
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 26 February 2026
- Site notice end
- 19 March 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14567683
- Documents
- 24
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Wensum SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Source: North Norfolk
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